Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Pottawatomie County, KS

A typical professional mold job in Pottawatomie County runs about $1,350 to $5,400 before rebuild, using the Manhattan, KS price level. Below are the 9 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Kansas rules.

1983Median year homes were built

47%Homes built before 1980

18%Homes rented, not owned

$223,000Median home value

10,077Housing units

25,808People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Pottawatomie County were built before 1983, and 47 percent went up before 1980. Older plumbing, roofs and window seals are where slow leaks start, and slow leaks are the mold most home policies leave out. About 18 percent of homes in Pottawatomie County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 66407 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 66535 the newest, 2000.

Typical Prices In Pottawatomie County

JobSizeNational RangePottawatomie County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,350 to $5,400
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,800 to $6,750
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 90.2 divided by 100, the price level for Manhattan, KS, rounded to $50. National ranges from Remediational cost guide, price level from BEA Regional Price Parities 2024.

The standard limited fungi endorsement caps mold at $5,000. Against a typical job here of up to $5,400, that cap falls short by about $400 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for Pottawatomie County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneNo Rating
Cold waveRelatively Low
Winter weatherRelatively Moderate

Source FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025, county level.

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Pottawatomie County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
66407Pottawatomie County193884%$196,300
66422Pottawatomie County198526%Not published
66432Pottawatomie County193874%$260,900
66520Pottawatomie County197467%$216,700
66521Pottawatomie County195966%$181,800
66535Pottawatomie County200034%$211,500
66536Pottawatomie County197655%$211,400
66547Pottawatomie County197558%$196,000
66549Pottawatomie County197752%$199,600

ZIP areas are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, placed in the county that holds most of their land, per the Census 2020 ZIP relationship files.

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